reborn princess

Chapter 367
She paused suddenly, and then showed a joyful expression, "I think I have grasped the law of the kidnapper's kidnapping."

Xuan Chen also nodded, "We assume that the two people we found out are really kidnappers, and Tianhe County is their lair, so there are indeed rules to follow."

Chen Fugui also nodded heavily, his face full of joy, "That's right! If Tianhe County is really their lair, this pattern is very obvious!"

Du Xihua scratched his scalp and said, "What's the law? Why didn't I see it?"

Song Jiayin also looked at Ye Weilan eagerly, "Lan'er, tell me quickly, what is the law?"

Ye Weilan took a slender wooden stick that Xuan Chen gave her, pointed to the sand table and said, "Sister Jiayin, look, let's take Tianhe County as the standard first, Mo County is in the south of Tianhe County, and Hong County is in Mo County. The south of the county happens to be connected by an official road. Let’s not mention the case of Weijiagou, but only the cases of Biancun and Tianjiacun. Although Biancun is under the jurisdiction of Mo County, it is far away from Tianhe County in terms of location. It's very close. Tianjia Village is under the jurisdiction of Hong County, but it's very close to Mo County. In other words, the kidnappers chose this kind of place specially to commit crimes within the jurisdiction of one county, and then quickly escape to the next one. county seat."

"That's right!" Xuan Chen followed her words and explained to Song Jiayin. "Governments in various places generally do not allow cross-border handling of cases. If someone is confirmed to be a criminal and wants to arrest someone across the border, he must submit the dossier to the magistrate's office. There are great disadvantages in doing so, but in order to avoid conflicts between local yamen, we have to establish such a rule."

"So, if the two people we found out are really kidnappers, they are very cunning." Ye Weilan and Xuan Chen analyzed the case in a few words.

"Yes!" Chen Fugui rested his chin with his fingers and said thoughtfully. "Every line uses a different name, each stays in a different inn, and never commits crimes twice in the same place. The scope of crimes is in a spiral shape and slowly expands time after time. They are masters. Ah! In this way, it is really hard to find their crime route! The most terrible thing is that in the past three years, there is no news of them staying in the hotel, but the cases continue to happen. Then these people will live if they are kidnapped. Where is it? You can’t always live in the wilderness, right? In that case, if it’s raining, you won’t even have a place to shelter from the rain.”

Ye Weilan's eyes were fixed on the cobweb-like road on the sand table, "Although those missing persons were not found in different villages, in fact, if Tianhe County is the center, there is only one official road. From south to north, or from north to south, you can only take this official road. Because there are mountains to the east of Tianhe County, there is no road to the west, so you can only take a detour through other counties. So no matter what, if Tianhe County really If it is the lair of the kidnappers, you only need to focus on this section of the official road. The kidnappers have kidnapped so many people, they will definitely pass through this section of the road."

As she spoke, she made gestures on the sand table with the wooden stick in her hand.

Xuan Chen sneered: "There are more than 1000 missing persons. If we assume that people are still alive, eating and drinking is a big problem. It is impossible for them not to eat..."

Ye Weilan frowned tightly, her pretty face tensed, "I now suspect that someone in the government of Tianhe County is colluding with them, so if you want to investigate this case, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"No matter how difficult it is, we have to investigate!" Xuan Chen said firmly. "Let's set off tomorrow and go to Tianhe County in person!"

Song Jiayin looked at Ye Weilan anxiously and said, "Lan'er, I'm going too!"

"You can't go!" Before Ye Weilan could speak, Xuan Chen rejected her request. "You don't know how to ride a horse, and you have to keep people at home. If the people I send come back, you have to tell them why I went, and you have to sort out the news they brought back."

Song Jiayin didn't want to stay, so she looked at Ye Weilan with pleading eyes, "Lan'er..."

"Brother Chen is right, Sister Jiayin, we don't know if the other party can kung fu. If you go, what should we do if there is danger? If we do something at that time, we won't be able to care about you." In this matter, Ye Weilan supported Xuan Chen.

Hearing what she said, Song Jiayin had no choice but to give up the idea, but there was a gloomy expression on her drooping face.

Chen Fugui said to her in a pleasant manner: "Jiayin, don't be depressed. You don't know martial arts. If you go out, it is easy to become a burden to them. If there is any danger, it will only burden them. It is better to stay at home and help them deal with the aftermath."

Song Jiayin said angrily, "I knew I would have learned martial arts from Master Shen."

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There was nothing to say all night, and Ye Weilan and others went out early the next morning.

The few people were all light cars, and they only brought a change of clothes and a water bag. Because there were inns along the road, they didn't bring dry food, but they all brought weapons.

Ye Weilan specially wore a fuchsia dress, and tied a pair of swords behind her back with a belt. She is already eleven years old this year. Although her stature has not yet grown up, she looks like a big girl, with a slender figure. With well-fitting clothes, it looks like a heroic chivalrous woman.

Everyone went to the yamen first, found the person in charge of household registration and opened the way, and then drove all the way, and within an hour, they saw the boundary marker of Yunshan County. Because Song Hengzhi disappeared in Yunshan County, they planned to leave from Yunshan County. Slowly search all the way to Tianhe County to see if anyone can have an impression of Song Hengzhi.

They found the "Home Inn" where Song Hengzhi was missing. Xuan Chen showed his waist card. The shopkeeper saw that it was his eldest son who had arrived. Chen invited in and served the best tea.

Xuan Chen and the others ran all the way, and they were indeed a little thirsty, so they were not polite to him. They drank a cup of tea and took a breath. Then Xuan Chen said, "What's your name?"

"Villain Lu Shun." Lu Shun replied with a respectful expression. He had long heard that the Prince's Mansion in Changping County was a seedling of a thousand hectares, and the family business would definitely belong to this young master in the future, so naturally he dared not neglect it.

Xuan Chen said to Luan Ying, "Bring me my portfolio."

Luan Ying opened the bag, took out a picture folder from inside, and handed it to Xuan Chen.

Xuan Chen opened the picture folder, revealing a portrait drawn with charcoal inside, which was exactly Song Hengzhi, with a lifelike appearance, just like a real person.

Seeing the portrait he drew for Song Hengzhi, Ye Weilan couldn't help being surprised, "When did you draw Uncle Song's portrait?"

"Last night." Xuan Chen smiled at her, and showed the portrait to Lu Shun. "Shopkeeper Lu, come and see, you know this man."

"Ah..." Lu Shun suddenly showed a surprised expression, "Isn't this the guest who disappeared more than two months ago?"

Originally, for the person who runs the inn, if he is not a frequent visitor, it is difficult to remember the appearance of the guest. After all, there are so many people who come to lodge every day, but when Song Hengzhi stayed at the lodge, he had a chat with him and asked him There are a lot of local customs, so he has a deep impression on Song Hengzhi, and later Song Hengzhi disappeared again, and the matter became more troublesome. Many people from the government came to ask questions one after another, so he couldn't forget Song Hengzhi even if he wanted to. people.

Xuan Chen said seriously: "Tell me in detail everything you heard and saw before and after his disappearance."

"Uh..." Lu Shun couldn't help rolling his eyes and remembering seriously when he heard him ask about the incident. "Mr. Song happened to be in my class when he stayed at the hotel. He ate in the lobby and talked with me for half an hour. He asked me about the local customs and customs, and asked me a lot of questions. Our Home Inns have always been There are three shopkeepers, three shifts of guys, each shift works for one day and one night, and can rest for two days, so when the next morning, the succeeding shopkeeper has not come yet, I am still there. It was just dawn, and this Song The husband came out, saying that he wanted to go for a stroll outside the door to get some fresh air. I didn't take it seriously, but he never came back..."

Seeing Lu Shun say this, Xuan Chen stopped, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "That's it?"

Lu Shun keenly noticed that the young master seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his answer, and said timidly: "That's it, the two schoolboys brought by Mr. Song became anxious and went to the county government office to report the case, but nothing happened. After all, after a while, people from the government came to investigate, but it was really just like that, the disappearance of Mr. Song really has nothing to do with the villain, and the villain doesn't know anything."

"I didn't say it had something to do with you." Xuan Chen said impatiently. "Think about it carefully, besides Song Hengzhi, is there anything special that day? For example, did anyone in the store leave after Song Hengzhi? Or did anyone pass by the door?"

"This..." Lu Shun froze for a moment, then smiled wryly. "My lord, please forgive me. If there are no guests who left behind Mr. Song, there were only two groups of guests who left that day, but they all left half an hour after Mr. Song went out. One of the guests was the construction The corvee of the Wanli City Wall, the Wanli City Wall in Yunshan County has almost been built. They go from here to Yiyang County, and then go to the depths of Yuluo Mountain via Yiyang County to continue repairing there. Another group of guests They are from Fucheng, and the medicinal material merchants who transport medicinal materials to Yunshan County are all old customers, and they will make two or three trips every year."

Xuan Chen frowned and thought quietly for a long time, Lu Shun's answer was flawless, and he didn't know how to ask for a while.

Ye Weilan suddenly interrupted: "Shopkeeper Lu, I would like to ask, besides our inn, is there any other place where people can stay here?"

(End of this chapter)